Veterans of the American Revolution Memorial Bridge

A living memorial to and in honor of veterans who are buried in Wisconsin who served this nation in the American Revolution and who, by their efforts, were responsible for the founding of our country.Veterans of the American Revolution

After the ...

In Memory of the Bravery of Our Pioneer Officers

Scene of the robbery of two coaches of the Pioneer Stage Line running between Virginia City, Nevada, and Sacramento, California, on the night of June 30, 1864, at about ten o’clock. Perpetrated by a gang of fourteen men, eight sacks ...

The Bement Connection

A pocket watch is meant to be used with a chain. Three styles were popular: T-bar, which slips through a vest buttonhole; spring ring, which attaches to a belt loop; and fob. Lincoln’s pocket watch shown here has a shorter ...

The Commerical Hotel

My Place Dance Hall / Orpheum Theater

The Commercial Hotel

The mining boom of 1922 created a demand for more hotels. To help fill this demand Mrs. Artibe had the Commercial Hotel built in 1922. The lumber for this hotel was finished ...

The Port & the Environment

Waterborne transportation...

is the most cost-effective mode of transportation when compared to truck or rail. Ships quietly move cargo farther (per ton mile) and more efficiently than trucks or trains. Most importantly, ships move cargo more safely than trucks and ...

The Calusa and Seminole Peoples

The Calusa were native Florida Indians who dominated south Florida from their homeland on the southwest Gulf coast. They were formidable warriors, accomplished artists, and expert boaters. The Calusa did not farm, but instead prospered by fishing in the rich ...

Sacred to the Memory

African Americans

Sacred to the Memory of

the Three Hundred or more

African Americans

Free People, Slaves, and

five Black Governors

Who rest in Unmarked

Graves in Hartford's

Ancient Burying Ground

1640 - 1810

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School children in ...

Marines in the Revolution

Dedicated to the

Continental Marines Who

Fought with General Washington's

Troops During the

Battle of Princeton

January 3, 1777

Marker is at the intersection of Stockton Street and Bayard Street on Stockton Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Franklin’s Fine Home

Deadwood's Jewish American History

Harris Franklin, his wife Anna, and son Nathan arrived in Deadwood, Dakota Territory in 1877. A Jewish immigrant from humble beginnings, Harris Franklin earned his fortune through the wholesale liquor business and gradually diversified into cattle, gold ...

The Maryland Inn

In 1712, Philemon Lloyd of a prominent family of the Maryland Eastern Shore, had a lot surveyed for him which was to be used by the drummer of the town. The drummer, an alternative to the town crier, was unique ...